The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 94 Three Battles with the Red Wolf
  At the Italian Football Players Association's annual awards ceremony, known as the Oscars of Serie A, held on Monday night,
  Zlatan Ibrahimovic has enjoyed a bumper season with his outstanding performance.

The Swedish striker from Inter Milan won three awards: Best Player, Best Foreign Player and Best Goal of the Year in 2008.

Inter Milan's sporting director Marco Branca, deputy director of administration Stefano Filucci and agent Mino Raiola accompanied Ibra at the award ceremony.

Facing the reporter's interview, Ibrahimovic's face was filled with a smile:

“There are so many people I want to thank.

To all my peers who voted for me, my team-mates, Jose Mourinho and Roberto Mancini who coached me over the last few years, thank you!
  I'm very happy and now I want to continue winning with Inter Milan. "

During the subsequent phone call between Leo and Raiola, the agent comforted and encouraged the young man.

“The guy who won the Young Player of the Year award is far worse than you, you just suffered the loss of playing in the Premier League in the first half of the year.

As long as you maintain your current status, you will definitely receive this award next year! "

Since Leo was only in Serie A for the second half of 2008, he naturally missed the chance to win the award.

However, Leo did not comment on what La Pang said.

Wait until next year, then what he wants is not just a small award for the best newcomer.

By then, Leo will have a chance to compete for the awards of Best Local Player, Best Player and Best Goal, right?
  On January 1, Inter Milan and Roma met in advance in the quarter-finals of the Italian Cup.

The two teams have shared the Coppa Italia title with two titles each in the past four years.

This year's luck is not good, one team has to be eliminated in the quarter-finals.

In order to attract more fans to watch the game, Inter Milan specially reduced the ticket price for this midweek game.

The cheapest ticket is only four euros.

David Thornton, who has been training with the first team and got a lot of playing opportunities, started again.

Mourinho really doesn't want to see Maxwell's embarrassing defense on the left side of the team anymore.

At the goalkeeper position, Toldo replaced Cesar and got the opportunity to rotate the starting lineup.

Quaresma's loan to Chelsea has basically been negotiated. This game may be the last time the Portuguese appears on Inter Milan's roster.

Adriano is also about to be sold back to Brazil by Inter Milan at a half-sale, half-free price.

Ade's condition actually improved when he returned to Brazil last season. I hope this former Meazza king has a bright future.

Facing the Red Wolves for the third time this season, the Nerazzurri looked confident.

Because in the first two confrontations, Mourinho's team successfully defeated their opponents.

After the game started, without too much testing, Inter Milan launched the attack first.

Leo got rid of De Rossi's defensive pass in the middle and sent it outside the penalty area. Ibrahimovic's long shot missed the right post slightly.

Roma immediately retaliated, and in the seventh minute Cicinho's diagonal pass from the right was fast and flat.

Perrotta grabbed the header from the early point, rubbed the left goal post backwards and went out of the baseline.

Then Juan fouled and blocked Balotelli's breakthrough, and the referee Orsato showed the first yellow card of the game.

Ibrahimovic's free kick hit the goal hard, but the ball was blocked by Roma defender Juan in the wall.

Inter Milan got the ball from the outside and continued to organize the attack. Leo passed the ball with his instep outside the top of the penalty area, and Thornton volleyed the ball from a small angle on the left.

In the ninth minute, Vucinic received an overhead pass from Baptista.

The Montenegro forward was flanked by two Inter Milan center backs, Burdisso and Samuel, in the penalty area. Vucinic used his left arm to hit the ball into the lower left corner of the goal while losing his balance!
  The referee Orsato ruled that the goal was invalid and gave Vucinic a yellow card for handball.

Roma players protested, believing that Burdisso fouled Vucinic while defending.

However, Orsato remained unmoved and insisted on his correct decision.

One minute later, Nerazzurri goalkeeper Toldo kicked the ball, and Ibrahimovic headed back from the front.

Leo stopped the ball with his chest and volleyed into the penalty area!

Roma center back Juan made a clearance error due to interference from teammate Riise.

Balotelli got the ball at the front of the penalty area and then dribbled the ball horizontally to the left side and shot low into the net with his left foot!

One to zero!

Inter Milan successfully took the lead!
  Next, Inter Milan, who was leading the score, took the initiative to slow down the pace, and the game entered a stalemate stage.

In the 20th minute, Maicon made a breakthrough pass from the right.

Leo half-turned on the left side of the penalty area and volleyed a shot that hit the crossbar and bounced back into the field!
  Then Maicon's cross from the right was pushed out, and Stankovic's long shot from outside the penalty area missed the right post.

The situation on the field is obvious, Inter Milan has the upper hand.

Roma can only look for some counterattack opportunities in the cracks.

Samuel fouled Baptista fiercely and was given a yellow card by the referee.

Then Cicinho made a pass from the right, Vucinic turned back and Perrotta volleyed with his right foot from a small angle in the penalty area and was saved by Toldo.

Bridge received a through pass from Vucinic and hit a very tricky low shot with his right foot from the edge of the penalty area!
  But Toldo flew to the right and blocked the ball out of the baseline with his fingertips!
  In stoppage time in the first half, Perrotta brought down Stankovic with a flying tackle and was also given a yellow card.

Inter Milan's free kick hit the wall and bounced out.

At the beginning of the second half, Spalletti replaced Vucinic with Pizarro.

Baptista made a pass from the center to the left side of the penalty area. Perrotta was blocked by Cambiasso and Samuel.

However, Samuel poked the ball with his left foot and did not kick it out of the penalty area. Taddei rushed with his right foot and volleyed into the far corner of the goal!

One to one!

Roma equalized the score!
  But less than a minute after losing the ball, Balotelli's dribbling breakthrough from the left was knocked down by the opponent, creating a free kick opportunity.

Cambiasso's free kick from the left was passed diagonally to the back post. Samuel beat Mexes' header in front of the goal but was miraculously saved by Arthur!
  The ball bounced to Leo's feet, and the Inter Milan youngster quickly passed it into the penalty area.

Leo passed the ball into the gap, but it was just behind Ibrahimovic.

If it had been anyone else, this opportunity might have been lost, but Ibrahimovic, who has a very flexible body, volleyed back with his left foot in front of the goal and scored!
  “Scorpion tail wagging!
  Such an amazing goal can only be seen here in Ibrahimovic! "

Lazuli gave the Swedes a warm round of applause from the audience.

Just Ibrahimovic's wonderful goal was worth their money.

After that, the Nerazzurri's morale was greatly boosted, while the Roma team, which was destined to become the backdrop for Ibrahimovic's excellent goals, fell into despair.

Although Spalletti replaced Aquilani and Mene one after another, it still didn't help.

In the 90th minute, Pizarro hit back with a free kick from the right, and Cicinho's low shot from the edge of the penalty area was blocked by the defender.

During the melee, Perrotta touched the ball to Aquilani, and Aquilani's volley from a small angle near the right baseline hit the side net!
  At the end of the game, Inter Milan defeated Roma 2-1 to advance to the Italian Cup semi-finals!
  (End of this chapter)